Aberjhani

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Aberjhani, an American-born multi-genre author (born in Savannah, Georgia), is a historian, columnist, writer, and editor.

Despite being well-known for his blog posts on literature and politics, he is perhaps best known as co-author of the Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance and author of The River of Winged Dreams.

In 2004, the encyclopedia received a Choice Academic Title Award.

Early life and education

Aberjhani grew up in Savannah, Georgia. After graduating from Savannah High School in 1975, he studied journalism, creative writing, and the American community at a variety of colleges: Savannah State College (now University); Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Minnesota; Temple University in Philadelphia; and the New College of California in San Francisco. At the Fort Benjamin Harrison School of Journalism in Indianapolis, Indiana, he completed additional studies in journalism.

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Literary career

Aberjhani came as a child: he says it came as a dream to him. While in the Air Force, he continued writing. He served as co-editor of the Savannah Literary Journal from 1994 to 2001. He served as a literary consultant for the Georgia Council for the Arts for a time and then served in various positions with the Poetry Society of Georgia, the state's oldest literary group, and became well-known as both a spoken word poet and a published author. "This Mother's Son" was his national debut in 1997 with ESSENCE Magazine's publication of his cover story/essay "This Mother's Son." At the time, the newspaper had a 7-million reader circulation. His poems appeared in ESSENCE from 1999 to 2005, making him one of the country's most well-known poets.

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Awards and honors

• 2006, Aberjhani won a Readers Poll: Savannah Poet and Spoken Word Artist of the Year Award, conducted by Connect Savannah.
• 2007, Accepted as member of The Academy of American Poets
• 2009, he was inducted into the Red Room Hall of Fame; Red Room is an online writers community and marketing site based in San Francisco.
• In 2011 he received a "Michael Jackson Tribute Portrait", or VIP DOT by the artist David Ilan.
• 2011,Listed as one of "The New Black" published in Best American Poetry, Diann Blakely author, June 13 online edition.
• 2012, Became a member of PEN American Center, an affiliate of the worldwide PEN International organization.
• 2014, Received and accepted invitation from LinkedIn administrators to join its selection of members and "influencers" publishing on the website.
• 2019, Poem “Suzannian Algorithm Finger-Painted on an Abstract Wall” published in 5-Decade Retrospective Catalog commemorating the life and career of Suzanne Jackson (artist) and in conjunction with exhibition at Telfair Museums Jepson Center for the Arts.